by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Tree trimmers are continuing to remove branches that have grown dangerously close to Detroit powerlines. Recently, our team performed this work in the backyard of a home, near Lyndon Street and Southfield Freeway. This work will improve reliability for...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were recently in Detroit’s Midtown continuing the process of installing a new “net bank” on Peterboro Street and Park Avenue. What is a net bank? A group of transformers which provide power sources to homes and businesses. Our team recently installed...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE contractor crews were out in Detroit preparing for our upcoming switch from a 4.8kV to 13.2kV electrical distribution system on certain portions of the DTE grid. In the photo above, you can see the excavation work, as well as sheeting and shoring. The work was...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 7, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit’s Cultural Center Historic District recently making updates to the electric grid. Our team is in the process of replacing five poles located near West Warren and Cass Avenue. The new poles will be sturdier in the face of extreme weather,...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 7, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
You may have recently noticed overhead crews in Detroit’s Corktown, near West Elizabeth and Brooklyn Streets, assessing a pole for an upcoming crossarm replacement. DTE places a heavy emphasis on upgrading older wooden crossarms with state-of-the-art fiberglass...
